Germany, Ss. An Allgemeine Ss Untersturmführer-Hauptsturmführer Shoulder Board United Republic of most of the ink has

most of the ink has faded and been rendered illegible

notes in pencil on the last page

retaining a fully-intact maker’s label reading “C

beginning his naval service with HMS Ettrick

Germany, Ss. An Allgemeine Ss Untersturmführer-Hauptsturmführer Shoulder Board United Republic of most of the ink has(Allgemeine SS Schulterklappe). Constructed of black wool with a cardboard core, topped by three bands of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire piping representing ranks of Untersturmfhrer to Hauptsturmfhrer, and bearing a buttonhole reinforced with a magnetic metal grommet, unmarked, measuring 22 mm (w) x 120 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.